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Our dinosaur imagery comes from Wikimedia Commons and the photographers, museums, researchers, and illustrators who share their work there. Individual licenses are linked below.
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Tyrannosaurus rex
- Tyrannosaurus-rex-Profile-steveoc86 (coloured)Steveoc 86 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrannosaurus Sue skeletal reconstructionScott A. Hartman · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyMatthew Dillon · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrannosaurus skeletonWilliam D. Matthew · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Triceratops
- Triceratops by Tom PatkerTomopteryx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Back and below of Triceratops skull - Fergus County Montana - Museum of the Rockies - 2013-07-08Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- LA-Triceratops mount-2Source: Allie_Caulfield Derivative: User:MathKnight · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Smithsonian Museum of Natural History TriceratopsRobert Herschede · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Stegosaurus
- Stegosaurus stenops Life ReconstructionFred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Stegosaurus and Ceratosaurus in Smithsonian National Museumdconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Stegosaurus dorsal plate - Museum of the Rockies - 2013-07-08Tim Evanson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Stegosaurus stenops skull cast - Natural History Museum of Utah - DSC07228Daderot · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Velociraptor
- Velociraptor RestorationFred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Velociraptor mongoliensisNobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Velociraptor skeleton white backgroundEduard Solà Vázquez · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Velociraptor sizePaleoNeolitic · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Brachiosaurus
- Brachiosaurus NT newNobu Tamura · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Brachiosaurus inside Field MuseumGary Todd · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Brachiosaurus mountMatt Wedel · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Brachiosaurus scale 1Matt Martyniuk and User:Dhatfield, converted to SVG and altered (to incorporate the proportions of Scott Hartman's skeletal) by Slate Weasel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Ankylosaurus
- Ankylosaurus magniventris reconstructionEmily Willoughby (e.deinonychus@gmail.com, http://emilywilloughby.com) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Alberta museum Ankylosaurusjasonwoodhead23 · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Ankylosaurus Scale V2User:Slate Weasel · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- AnkylosaurusBarnum Brown · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Parasaurolophus
- Life reconstruction of Parasaurolophus walkeriConnor Ashbridge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Parasaurolophus juvenile skeletonAndrew A. Farke, Derek J. Chok, Annisa Herrero, Brandon Scolieri, Sarah Werning · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Parasaurolophus reconstructed skeletonScott Hartman ([1]) · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Parasaurolophus ScaleUser:Slate Weasel · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Spinosaurus
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus life reconstructionConnor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Spinosaurus foot restorationGhedoghedo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Spinosaurus life restoration with OnchopristisNobu Tamura · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Spinosaurus skeletonKabacchi · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Allosaurus
- Allosaurus RevisedFred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Museum new Allosaurus skull vs StegosaurusDavid Wipf · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Allosaurus size comparisonSteveoc 86 Marmelad Scott Hartman, [5], Henrique Paes [6]. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
- AMNH AllosaurusScottRobertAnselmo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Diplodocus
- Diplodocus carnegiiFred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Possible Diplodocus Cervical Neck ReconstructionDANIELA SCHWARZ, EBERHARD FREY, and CHRISTIAN A. MEYER · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Diplodocus Carnegii skeleton in Museum für Naturkunde Berlin 0864Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Diplodocus at the Smithsonian MuseumKen Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Pachycephalosaurus
- Pachycephalosaurus ReconstructionFred Wierum · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Pachycephalosaurus scaleMatt Martyniuk · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis size chartMegaraptor-The-Allo · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- AMNH 1696 PachycephalosaurusSkye McDavid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Maiasaura
- Maiasaura BWNobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Maiasaura Nest Model.001 - Natural History Museum of LondonFernando Losada Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Maiasaura peeblesorum cast - University of California Museum of Paleontology - Berkeley, CA - DSC04688Daderot · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Maiasaura skeletonMeridas (Vladimír Socha) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Carnotaurus
- Carnotaurus Reconstruction (2022)Fred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Carnotaurus reconstruction HeaddenJaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Carnotaurus, Chlupáč Museum, Prague-2Carnotaurus, Chlupáč Museum, Prague-2.jpg: Czech Wikipedia user Packa derivative work: Hic et nunc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Carnotaurus Los Angeles County Museum 15Jens Lallensack · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Therizinosaurus
- Therizinosaurus RestorationPaleoNeolitic · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Therizinosaurus sizePaleoNeolitic · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- THERIZINOSAURUSPavel Riha (e-mail) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Therizinosaurus, Tylocephale & AdasaurusABelov2014 · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Deinonychus
- Deinonychus RestorationFred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Deinonychus-scaleNo machine-readable author provided. Dinoguy2 assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Climbing DeinonychusDavide Meloni · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Deinonychus (Raptor Prey Restraint)Emily Willoughby (e.deinonychus@gmail.com http://emilywilloughby.artworkfolio.com/) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Iguanodon
- Iguanodon bernissartensis (Davide Bonadonna, cropped)Davide Bonadonna · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Mantell's Iguanodon restorationGideon Mantell · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- Bernissart Iguanodon mounted skeletonAimé Rutot (museum curator in 1882, geologist) · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- Iguanodon bernissartensis - Natural History Museum, London - DSC05220Daderot · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Gallimimus
- Gallimimus RestorationPaleoNeolitic · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Gallimimus bullatus.001 - Natural History Museum of LondonFernando Losada Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Gallimimus bullatus.002 - Natural History Museum of London (white background)Drow male · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- MEPAN Gallimimus bullatus skeleton copyHiuppo · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Oviraptor
- Oviraptor RestorationPaleoNeolitic · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Oviraptor ScaleUser:Slate Weasel · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- Oviraptor SkeletalIofry · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Oviraptor armsOsborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935; Kaisen, Peter C., d. 1936; Olsen, George, d. 1939. · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Apatosaurus
- Apatosaurus louisaeConnor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Apatosaurus ischium Dinosaur Journey MuseumMatt Wedel · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Skeleton of Apatosaurus ajaxMomotarou2012 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Apatosaurus scale mmartyniuk wikiMatt Martyniuk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Styracosaurus
- Styracosaurus albertensisConnor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Styracosaurus ScaleUser:Slate Weasel · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- Styracosaurus "parksi" AMNHJonathan Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Styracosaurus bodyD. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Dilophosaurus
- Life reconstruction of Dilophosaurus wetherilliConnor Ashbridge · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Dilophosaurus cranial reconstructionBrian Engh. Published by Adam D. Marsh and Timothy B. Rowe · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Dilophosaurus skeleton RTMoPEmily Willoughby · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Dilophosaurus Size ComparisonSlvrHwk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Compsognathus
- Compsognathus BWNobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Archaeopteryx, Compsognathus and Rhamphorhynchus by KnightCharles R. Knight · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- Compsognathus PhiladelphiaJim, the Photographer from Springfield PA, United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Compsognathus TDTotalDino · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Giganotosaurus
- Giganotosaurus BWNobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) · CC BY 2.5 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Reconstrucción del esqueleto de Giganotosaurus en el Museo Paleontólogico Ernesto BachmannNeloadino · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Fernbank Museum- Argentine Dinosaur Exhibit Giganotosaurus from aboveGary Todd · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
- Dientes fósiles de Giganotosaurus en el museo de El ChocónNeloadino · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Microraptor
- Microraptor RestorationFred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Microraptor Restoration (cropped)Fred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Microraptor-Beijing Museum of Natural HistoryJonathan Chen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
- Microraptor Skeletons by QilongJaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons